Shield fob windows



G. Wl HNNINGS.

SHIELD FOR WINDOW y APPLICATION man Ama,

9 l 95,6@ l Patented Aug. 22,

. GRACE W'. JENNINGS, OF MEDFRD, MASACH'USETTS.

SHIELD FOB WINIDOWS.

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To all whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that LGRACE W. JENNINGS,

i of Medford, in the county of Middlesex and tion.

State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Shield for' Windows and the like, of'which the following is a specifica- The main object of my invention is to providean effective shield against iwind,

rain, etc., for windows or the like and in the preferred form a window shield which is lself-supporting; light in Weight; exilole so as to be easily diposed of when not in use;

' useful even when screens are in position.

My invention consists mainly in a panel provided with flaps or projections to close the joints between the panel and window frame and alsotoprovide adjustment for4 v Windows of different sizes.

Another feature is a flexible waterproof panel. j j

Other features'will be pointed out below.

In the' drawings: Figure l is an elevation partly in section of4 a window shield embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a per` spective view illustrating the application of the shield to a window; and Figs. 3 and 4 are details of the rod and are described vlines a? and aa of the stitching forthe rod B'.

j rubber sheeting but I may use waterproof-1 Panel A is preferably of white double-faced cloth, such as cravenette, enamel clotliffor single-faced rubber sheeting or other suitable exible waterproof material.

l The rod B is shown in Fig. 3 and cornprises a member usuall made, as indicated on a larger scale in F1 4, by brazing toether the portions t, and t2 the latter eing`.inter1orly threadedat b and this threaded portion bein .engaged by the threaded portion' b4 o member t which telesco es within the other member of the rod. neend' of member b enters the end piece b and bears against Vpanel forms a bottom flap a4 Specification of Letters Patent. Patemtd Aug, 22, 191155 Application led April 8, 1915. Serial No. 19,934.

The portion b andthe piece b are made a spiral spring ZF. Y

with heads bs and b9 provided with recesses '4 in which the rubber grippers b1 and Z211 are held. It will be observed that fairly accurate adjustment of the length of the rod by screwlng member b5 with relation to the other threaded member may be had but :final ladjustment is provided by spring 6". Rod

l) is just like rod B and therefore needs no mdependent description, rod D passing through loop a.

The bending back of the bottom of the and l also provide side flaps a and a", these fiaps extendlng toward the outside of the window frame as indicated in Fig. 2 and closing the joints between the panel and the window frame so as to exclude wind, rain and moisture, and these flaps have a very important additional function in that they make the shield adjustable for different sizes of window frames and particularly for diferent widths of the frames as the side flaps will take care of wldths greater thanthe width of the body of the panel. It may also be noted that ifa frame 1s smaller than the normal width of the body portion, the latter may be crumpled together and thus adjusted. It will be clear that'the two rods, one near the top and one near the bottom of the panel, support the panel and hold it in position, the rubber portions gripping th'e window frame without marking or marring .the latter and without using any fastening strips. The rubber grippers are'readily moved about and the rods may occupy positions nearer to each other than those shown if such closer adjustment is desired. y

When the shield is in place the flaps act as valvesv and the more wind or rain the tighter the liaps close the joints, the inner sash being preferably lowered to the line E which prevents the entrance of rain or undesired down the side flaps and air, the rain owing ottoni flap. The reason outward from the why the aps act as valves, as above-men- Y tioned, is that they are sufficiently loose to bear against portions of the window frame as clearly illustrated in Fig.. 2, so that, while they might yield to permit the outow of air, the' moment that .there is any tendency of air to blow in through the window opening, said flaps will bear against the window frame and prevent any' such inward How of vair as wouldy carry with it particles of p redow opening. When the wind does .so pulsate, the flaps of the panel willalternately yield and close as just described.

My rods not only support the device as a whole but they prevent its flapping or blowing about.

My device may be quickly dried and, then rolled up on 'the rods so as to occupy 'very little space when not in use.

While I have, for. the sake of clearness of illustration, shown a considerable opening between the side and bottom flaps yet it will be understood that this opening is negligi- 'ble and may be much reduced if desired.

What I claim is:

the panel in position to actl as a shield, said panel having loose flaps at its side edgesto act, 1n conjunction wlth the sildes'of the -w1n' dow frame, as valves to prevet .entrance of undesired air or rain. y y

2. A device of the character described, comprising a flexible panel provided with means for engaging a window frame to hold the panel in position to act as a shield, said panel having loose flaps at its side and bottom edges to act, in conjunction with the sides and sill .of the `window frame, as

valves to prevent entrance of undesired air or rain.

GRACE w. JENNINGS. 

